Forest City In Malaysia

Forest City is the smartest green city or luxury residential complex being created as part of China's "belt and road" economic strategy in collaboration with Country Garden, China's largest developer. Forest City, which began construction in 2014 on four man-made islands off the coast of Johor, Malaysia, is set on 3,425 acres of seagrass, flora, and fauna. The city is scheduled to be finished in 2035.

The city, dubbed "jade carved out of the ocean" by its developers, aims to reimagine futurism from an ecological standpoint, using the "most advanced 3-D multi-layered urban planning concept" with lush green surroundings, vehicles underground that eliminate automobile pollution, low energy consumption, and recycled rainwater. A transit hub, an exhibition center, and a clubhouse, as well as a man-made beach, coastal commercial streets, luxury hotels, waterfront residences, villas, and even an international school, are all part of Phase 1 development. The city will eventually comprise an international retail "paradise" and high-end hospitals. Villas with views of the sea, beach cottages, vertical greeneries, sky gardens, and vegetation-covered building facades. Forest City isn't just a dream city–it's a utopia, at least on the surface.

However, due to a rift between the Malaysian government and Country Garden over China's aggressive economic expansion in Malaysia, the project's completion has been delayed, significantly raising its cost. The project has spiraled out of control, similar to previous enormous megaprojects that began with the greatest of intentions, with development delayed or paused, escalating cost and schedule overruns.

Cost Estimation: $100 million